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Allowed28 March 20253356986

Hidden Valley Farm , Littleton Lane, Winford, BS40 8HF

Planning appeal 3356986 at Hidden Valley Farm , Littleton Lane, Winford, BS40 8HF (North Somerset Council) was allowed on 28 March 2025 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval would be required under paragraph Q.2(1) of the GPDO with regard to contamination risks on the site.

Conversion of an agricultural barn into 1 dwelling (Use Class C3) with operational development including installation of windows, door, exterior walls and replacement of roofing material

Authority
North Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Phillips B
Postcode
BS40 8HF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether prior approval would be required under paragraph Q.2(1) of the GPDO with regard to contamination risks on the site
  • Whether prior approval would be required under paragraph Q.2(1) of the GPDO with regard to whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to Class C3 dwellinghouses

What decided it

The location and siting of the building in a rural agricultural context does not make the conversion to residential use impractical or undesirable, as noise and disturbance from agricultural activities would be reasonably expected in such a setting.

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